Ukraine mentioned Saturday that it had for the primary time downed a Russian hypersonic Kinzhal missile throughout a wave of Russian assaults within the night time between final Wednesday and Thursday.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, who unveiled the Kinzhal missile in 2018, has termed it “an ideal weapon” that’s extraordinarily troublesome for missile defences to intercept.
“I congratulate the Ukrainian people on the historic event,” General Mykola Oleshchuk mentioned on Telegram. “Yes, we shot down the ‘unparallelled’ Kinzhal” missile.
The Ukraine Air Force mentioned the missile was shot down with a Patriot air-defence system in skies over Kyiv at round 2:30 am on Thursday (2330 GMT Wednesday).
Ukraine appealed to its Western allies to assist reinforce its air defence system as Russia pounded Ukraine power infrastructure from the air over winter.
Mid-April, Ukraine acquired the primary Patriots, seen as probably the most superior US air defence techniques.
President Volodymyr Zelensky has mentioned the system would “significantly” strengthen Ukraine’s defences in opposition to Russian strikes.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
